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"Dionysian Spell" by Eileen Julianna Johnson

SF&F Picture 1 out of 10 by Eileen Julianna Johnson

SciFi and Fantasy Art Dionysian Spell by Eileen Julianna Johnson

As the Hamadryad glides through the forest with her irresistible spell, the satyrs gleefully leap in pursuit. For this picture, my daughter Rachel posed as the Hamadryad, and her friend Austin is the Satyr leaping off the rocks. The Satyr with the pan pipes and grapes is Nick, who is a friend of my daughter Christine. All three models gave permission to use their images. The woods in the background are from a photo I shot in Indiana, and the rocks were in the chimpanzee section of one of the many zoos I've visited - the LA Zoo I believe. Some nice goat (or goats) at the zoo also provided its hoofs, fur, and horns to create the Satyrs.

Date	Name	Comment
22 Apr 2006	E.J.	Loading... I was wondering what exactly is the difference between a hama-dryad & a dryad? I always wondered. Anyway very interesting pic. Quite well done. Eileen Julianna Johnson replies: "Well, dictionary.com defines a dryad as "A divinity presiding over forests and trees", or "a deity or nymph of the woods". A hamadryad is defined as "A wood nymph who lives only as long as the tree of which she is the spirit lives." My interpretation is that a hamadryad is the spirit of a particular tree, whereas a dryad is a spirit that inhabits the woods in general."
8 May 2006	Hannah Crosby	Loading... I love satyrs myself, I think you've done these guys really well. The whole picture comes together quite well, an achievement with photo-collage, but I think the background is in too sharp focus and doesnt blend with the rest of the picture. To draw attention to the foreground perhaps you could blur the woods slightly? I keep feeling my attention being snapped back to these crisp trees instead at the characters where it belongs. Eileen Julianna Johnson replies: "Good comment - thanks! I think you're right, the trees do fight for attention with the main figures. I'm not sure whether or not I'll go back into this image to update it, but if I do I will definitely take a look at how to remedy that problem."
11 Jul 2006	Joshua Price	Loading... Nice manipulation. I don't often see them done this well very often, even in some professional work for big buisnessess. When I first saw it I thought it was a photorealistic painting. The only things I see wrong is that the Satyrs need darker and larger shadows. I know shadows are very hard to do from experience. The only other is the lock ledge sticking out at the top looks a little flat. On the other hand, the effects you used are great and work in seamlessly, much better than I could possibly do. This picture makes me want photoshop again, I only got to use in in DGA class at school. :/
11 Jul 2006	Apocalypse	Loading... The people-things look really life like. Oh um.. i forgot to read the comment, they're modified pics ren't they?
7 Aug 2006	Fabbz	Loading... Wears the art,, all ur doin here is manipulating photoes,, all u need to do is kno how to work the program to get these results, wears the integrity?? Wat happened to looking at something n and transfering it to paper with our own unique style.. Its all cut copy paist.. Sorry but i dont think it takes much talent to do sumtin like this, u hav a good eye tho y not try to use it instead of manipulating existing opjects...
18 Sep 2006	John	Loading... To Fabbz: Everything we see in print, film, and video these days is some form of manipulation. Photo-manipulation is no less an art form than CGI animation or painting with oils. Eileen uses her own ideas and own photographs, which by themselves could probably be works of art on their own. It does take talent, because you have an idea in your mind, and now you have to translate it into a picture, preferrably the same image you "see" in your mind. So I say, good work, and what a great picture! Eileen Julianna Johnson replies: "Thanks John. I appreciate your response to Fabbz. It can be hard to explain why digital manipulation is an art. People don't always understand that technology alone will not create a good piece of art, it still takes creativity and skill."
22 Jun 2007	Mary Kate	Loading... WOW! so beuatiful! I love fantasy so I love this!
14 Jul 2007	Raquel Tabitha Boyce	Loading... Wow. Not much photo manipulation on this site. I likes it!
10 Nov 2007	Eve Smith	Loading... This is really beautiful! I want to be able to do photo manipulation like this!
31 Aug 2008	Rachel Amy Billington	Loading... This is a beautiful manipulation. I haven’t seen one this good in ages. The effects are great, I could never do a manipulation as good as this.
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About 'Dionysian Spell':

• Status: OK
• Created by:

Eileen Julianna Johnson
• Copyright: ©Eileen Julianna Johnson. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Satyr, Dryad, Hamadryad, Dionysus, Woods, Frolick, Pursue, Leap, Run, Play, Nymph, Pan, Wine
• Categories: Landscape, Nature, Panoramic, Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters, Photo-/model based compositions, or photorealism
• Techniques: Computer Program

• Mod Pick at: 2005-06-29 10:00:09
• Submitted: 2005-05-28 22:44:50
• Views: 5855
• Resolution: 500x357

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